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On 17 Feb 2002, at 19:51, veedub@apartment101.com wrote: > Okay, so I went through the brakes this weekend and I noticed a small, > rotting rubber hose (without a clamp) attached to the top of the MC. I > attempted to see how brittle the hose was and.. SPLASH!!! Brake fluid > started gushing all over me! Needless to say, I found the leak in my brake > lines the hard way (or at least the obvious way). I hate to say it, but while that hose probably needed to be replaced, it was probably not your problem. There is always a small amount of postive pressure in that hose, and air that might get in there drifts right up to the reservoir. > Now I'm driving down the highway this weekend and notice that the car starts to > sputter through the carbs - yep, its running lean (again!). I eased her home > and did the 500-mile-rebuild tuneup where I noticed the valves were slightly > tight, and she needed a new generator belt. So, although I now have $350 > invested in my stock Solex carbs, they're still not delivering fuel properly. I > will use a uni-syn to verify the lack of fuel is in the left carb and not a > sympton of clogged fuel lines, filters or faulty fuel-pump. It might be instructive to monitor the fuel pressure while you're driving sometime. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe